The War Below
2021 · 97 min · Director: J.P. Watts
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
Your viewing check-in
Emotional fingerprint
The War Below (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 47 % | 32 % | 32 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 55 % | 34 % | 38 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 57 % | 39 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Empathy | 54 % | 48 % | 32 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Empathy | 53 % | 53 % | 35 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 56 % | 50 % | 36 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 63 % | 50 % | 38 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 38 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 64 % | 53 % | 28 % | 57 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 61 % | 49 % | 30 % | 59 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Sadness | 60 % | 51 % | 40 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 64 % | 53 % | 34 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 73 % | 57 % | 39 % | 68 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Sadness | 79 % | 68 % | 61 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 83 % | 70 % | 68 % | 68 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 84 % | 63 % | 49 % | 76 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 85 % | 65 % | 43 % | 81 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 90 % | 79 % | 65 % | 81 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 89 % | 84 % | 80 % | 59 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 83 % | 82 % | 78 % | 27 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
AI reading of the film’s English subtitles (dialogue and sound cues) — not viewer votes. How we measure ↗
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about The War Below. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Kadri
Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about The War Below — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.
Premise onlyAfterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Harold Stockford
Charlie MacDonald
Shorty
Henry
Colonel Fielding
Captain Leonard Graves
Second Lieutenant David Kelly
Margaret
Doctor
German Officer
Newspaper Boy
Mr Rodgers
German Miner
Details
- Directed by
- J.P. Watts
- Written by
- J.P. Watts, Thomas Woods
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
Where to watch
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.





